If one factor marked the Hot Docs 2021 more than any previous live or online iteration, it was the weight of industry. On one hand, the festival’s decision to release all 220
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The Last Out (USA, 88 min.) Dir. Sami Khan, Michael Gassert With his Oscar-nominated short St. Louis Superman, Sami Khan confirmed that a great character often makes for a great documentary. The film,
Keep ReadingOne can only commend the documentary branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science for its selections this year. The Oscar nominees for Best Documentary (Short Subject), like their feature
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Sami Khan discusses his Oscar nominated short film about Ferguson activist turned politician, Bruce Franks, Jr,, capturing a powerful story from the Black Lives Matter movement on screen, and putting Franks at
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